Samsung ATIV S Windows Phone now shipping in Russia

The Samsung ATIV S has started shipping in Russia with orders being fulfilled from Wednesday, 20th. The Windows Phone was priced in the country late last month and made available for purchase in the first week of February. The handset is stocked at multiple Samsung stores, as well as online retailer Euroset.

You can check out the ATIV S over on Euroset for 24,990 rubles ($820). Russia will also be experiencing Huawei hardware this month with the Ascend W1 launching soon. The Ascend W1 is the cheapest option of the trio with a price tag of just 11.990 rubles ($400). Huawei matches Samsung and Nokia in the 4-inch display region, with a 2000mAh battery and dual-core CPU.

Source: WinPhoneLive.ru; thanks, Stanislav, for the tip!

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